Christmas time has always been my favorite of favorite holidays. I love the music, the family time, the lights, and the over all the spirit that comes along with it. Usually gift giving is involved.. and trust me, I definitely enjoy giving gifts and receiving them. This is year though has put a different mindset on the whole gift giving tradition. We may be giving a few gifts, but because of our troubling times surrounding us, there wont be many. At first I felt like man this Christmas is really going to suck. Then I realized that I was thinking about this the wrong way.
When things are going perfect in our lives, we(by we I mean Josh and I) don't usually get the chance to take a look around and just be grateful for the things we DO have in our lives. We are usually focused on wanting what we DON'T have. And maybe, just maybe this is why we had to experience what we've been experiencing. It has definitely humbled me to see life in amore optimistic way. We have so many things that we have to be grateful for this holiday season! We can think of them as gifts if you may. No matter how you think of them though, they are things we can be grateful for.
So lately I've had to stop stressing and just pray that something will happen and pull us out of the situation we are in. This is not easy to do for me since I've always had a hard time giving up my power in a situation. I want to control every situation possible. But when things started going south this holiday season, something I read once came to mind.
I love this saying so much, I read it a few years ago on my husbands grandma's fridge. It has made me take a step back from all the stress, and craziness. Why do we need to worry so much anyway?
Now, no matter what is happening this Christmas, good or bad, I am focused only on the things that really matter in my life. I hope you all can do the same!
Merry Christmas!
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